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A review by spyralnode
The Truth about Leadership: The No-Fads, Heart-Of-The-Matter Facts You Need to Know by Barry Z. Posner, James M. Kouzes
2.0
Maybe a bit too no-fad. Catchy, punchy, strong, yet somehow unoriginal and unfulfilled because it is lacking in examples that would truly bring the ideas home. Due to how open to interpretation everything regarding leadership is, I would not recommend this - it reads like a recipe book.
The content is fine for the most part but there was also a specific idea that I completely disagreed with - the idea that people can only be as strong as their weaknesses, and that they are limited by their weaknesses so leaders can’t overlook them and have to fix them. I disagree with the ‘have to fix’. I would encourage a perspective that looks at the effect of this weakness and how it affects the opportunities and growth this person is getting, and then assess what kind of a mitigation is truly necessary.
The content is fine for the most part but there was also a specific idea that I completely disagreed with - the idea that people can only be as strong as their weaknesses, and that they are limited by their weaknesses so leaders can’t overlook them and have to fix them. I disagree with the ‘have to fix’. I would encourage a perspective that looks at the effect of this weakness and how it affects the opportunities and growth this person is getting, and then assess what kind of a mitigation is truly necessary.